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<br />1"/"2" ~'n <br />Ul) _il).:) <br /> <br />27 <br /> <br />Identified Stakeholder Information Needs <br /> <br />Development of a conceptual model of the Colorado River ecosystem is predicated on the <br /> <br />information needs of stakeholders to have increased understanding of the river and reservoir as <br /> <br />systems. Information needs for a Lake powell conceptual model will be developed in FY 99. <br /> <br />Needs for the Colorado River ecosystem are expressed as follows: <br /> <br />1. Develop a conceptual model to increase knowledge of resource interdependencies. <br /> <br />2. Identify key parameters relating impacts of dam operation changes. <br /> <br />3. Develop capability to predict or forecast resource impacts of differing operations. <br /> <br />The Conceptual Modeling Program <br />, The conceptual modeling program, initiated in FY 98, is continued in the FY 99 Plan with <br /> <br />additional requirements for Lake powell which are described later in this document under the <br /> <br />Lake Powell program. The FY 98 RFP for the conceptual model of the Colorado River <br /> <br />ecosystem contained the following objectives: <br /> <br />1. State of the science ..'.-nthesis of data needed for development of the Colorado River <br />ecosystem conceF--.' model and identification of key information gaps, as well as <br />priorities for monitoring and research. <br /> <br />2. Scoping meetings to define the scope of the problem, design the first modeling <br />workshop, and develop list of participants. <br /> <br />3. Develop, using a workshop approach, a working conceptual model of the Colorado <br />River ecosystem that can be run on an appropriate software platform and which <br />identifies critical relationships ~at structure the ecosystem. <br /> <br />Final Draft - (12/15/97) For AMWG Review <br />